SJR 17 California Senate · 2009-2010 Regular Session

Climate change: ocean acidification: Arctic.

Summary

This measure would reaffirm the Legislature's commitment to reducing greenhouse gases in California to 1990 levels by 2020. It would urge the United States Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gases and the federal government to persevere in its commitment to leading the world in efforts to address global climate change and ocean acidification, and reduce the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to 350 parts per million.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jul 2009

Committee Review

Apr 2010

Senate Passage

Sep 2009

Assembly Passage

Apr 2010

Signed into Law

Apr 2010

Introduced Jul 23, 2009 Signed Apr 26, 2010

Floor votes · Senate Sep 9, 2009 · Assembly Apr 22, 2010

How they voted

23–12

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 39

Sep 9, 2009

D Democratic25

23 Yea 2

92% Yea

R Republican14

12 Nay 2

85% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 22, 2010

Assembly · Passed

Assembly Vote: pass (39-19-11)

assembly

Apr 13, 2010

Lower · Passed

(Heard in committee on April 12.)

lower

Sep 9, 2009

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (23-12-4)

senate

Aug 19, 2009

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on EQ.

upper

Jul 23, 2009

Introduced

Introduced. To Com. on RLS.

upper

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors